Kirsten, the Registered Dietitian behind Foodventures, knows that snacks should be fast to make and sweet ones can double as healthier dessert. Her vegan apple dumplings fit both bills with wholesome ingredients and quick cooking instructions. For extra indulgence, serve a la mode! The recipe is a Sweet entry in the BIG Snackable Recipe Contest (over $3500 in cash prizes available!) submitted by Kirsten C, RD.
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To qualify for the contest, this recipe for vegan apple dumplings with pumpkin caramel uses Almond Milk Beverage and optionally Cultured Almond Milk from So Delicious Dairy Free.
This vegan apple dumplings recipe is actually single-serve, with quick microwave instructions, but you can make as many as you like!
Special Diet Notes: Vegan Apple Dumplings with Pumpkin Caramel
By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, optionally gluten-free, peanut-free, soy-free, vegan / plant-based, and vegetarian.
For nut-free vegan apple dumplings, substitute coconut milk beverage and use either pumpkin puree, sweet potato puree or cultured coconut milk in the dough.
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin puree
- ¼ cup So Delicious Dairy Free Original Almond Milk Beverage, or as needed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 apple
- 1 date, chopped
- 1 cinnamon stick
- ½ cup pumpkin puree or So Delicious Dairy Free Cultured Almond Milk
- ¾ cup whole wheat flour (sub with oat flour + 1 to 2 tablespoons coconut flour for gluten-free)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar (optional; makes it extra fluffy)
- Combine all of the pumpkin caramel ingredients in a small bowl, adding enough milk beverage so that the mixture is thin and liquid in consistency.
- Core your apple (be careful not to cut all the way through the apple), and place it on a microwave-safe dish. Spoon one spoonful of the pumpkin caramel in the bottom of the apple and add the chopped date and a cinnamon stick.
- In another bowl, combine all of the dough ingredients until smooth (If you go the route of using the oat flour and coconut flour, it might help to place the dough in the refrigerator for approximately 30 minutes so it will be easier to work with). Press the dough into a large square. place the apple in the center of the dough, and gently wrap the dough around the apple until the apple is covered with the dough. Return to the dish and microwave 2 to 3 minutes or until fully cooked.
- Drizzle with some pumpkin caramel before serving and enjoy as is or a la mode with a scoop of So Delicious Dairy Free Vanilla Frozen Dessert!
3 Comments
I’m a lil confused as to why you would put anything labeled vegan in a microwave to begin with.
Any suggestions for those who don’t have a microwave?
I would try baking at 350ºF until golden and cooked through.